Ends Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The three great ends which a statesman ought to propose to himself in the government of a nation, are 1. Security to possessors; 2.…

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“Now and then I am asked as to "what books a statesman should read," and my answer is, poetry and novels—including short stories under…

— Theodore Roosevelt

I propose that the government should get out of the business of marrying people and, instead, only give legal status to civil unions.

— Tony Campolo

My proposal is one of national reconciliation, of national pacification. I've already said this many times, but what I propose is a government that…

— Michel Temer

[Among the books he chooses, a statesman] ought to read interesting books on history and government, and books of science and philosophy; and really…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Our nation's security, economy, and place on the world stage depends on the success our educational system.

— Ed Markey

We need an adequate defense, but every arms dollar we spend above adequacy has a long-term weakening effect upon the nation and its security.

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

If a nation's security is only as strong as its weakest link, then America may be in serious trouble. Hawaii may be our weakest…

— Joe Arpaio

One of our pillars has to be national security - our nation's security both domestically and abroad.

— Ryan Zinke

I told them that free people always had to decide where to draw the line between their liberty and their security. I noted that…

— Michael Hayden

There is no doubt that our nation's security and defeating terrorism trump all other priorities.

— Arlen Specter

It's my commitment to the nation's security, it's my commitment to the men and women in uniform that drives me. Not anything else.

— Mark Esper